I Can't Afford A Home (I Have Done Everything Right)

Yeah.

And, uh, I actually mentioned-

Not, not to that extr-

Not to that, no

... just being mad at your parents.

But I understand going, "I've done everything right."

Sure.

Even debt-free, making six figures, it's still hard to afford a home where you want to live-

Yep

... no matter what your age is.

And so I, I get where he's coming from, but the real question, how can I possibly afford a home, is set a goal.

And if you're debt-free, you should have no payments, and if you have reasonable rent right now, you should have a s- a pretty good amount of margin in that 124 grand-

Yeah

... to set aside in a high-yield savings account to start saving up a down payment.

I mean, we just talked to a couple, right, in the, at this, right before the break.

And they make, they bring home 5,000, and she said they still can probably put away 1,300, and that's with her and two kids and a husband.

Yeah.

So-

And he makes double that, single, no kids.

That's what I'm saying.

So, like, you can make some serious sacrifices to put some serious cash away.

Um, and that's the, that's the reality of what has to happen.

Now, does that have to be true for your parents for as long as what you're gonna have to do? Maybe not.

Maybe not.

Uh, but it is the reality, and I think that's what's hard, is, like, it sucks, and I think we can say that.